as in to overcome
to defeat by a large margin
the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
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Recent Examples of blow away
Ozzy Osbourne's son, Jack Osbourne, says rock star's voice is still ‘spot on’ despite his health struggles
Ozzy Osbourne's son, Jack Osbourne, said his father's voice is still ‘spot on’ despite his physical ailments, and people would be ‘blown away’ by his voice.
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Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
The amount of people that have come up to me — friends, family — they’re just blown away by it.
—Max Gao, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Baker had been pleased enough that his film had been chosen to compete, so he was blown away when George Lucas presented him with the highest honor: the Palme d’Or.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
People were blown away by the cats' physical similarity and how big the kitty looked.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
The amount of people that have come up to me — friends, family — they’re just blown away by it.
—Max Gao, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Baker had been pleased enough that his film had been chosen to compete, so he was blown away when George Lucas presented him with the highest honor: the Palme d’Or.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
People were blown away by the cats' physical similarity and how big the kitty looked.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blow away
Verb
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Cognitive behavioral therapy can be an effective way to overcome a tendency to simply steer clear of your triggers.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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Maybe your motive was to overcome a particular phobia, say, or heal from a really bad breakup.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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The setting looks more Duluth than D.C. — it's snowed under, which hasn't happened here at Christmas since 2009.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
23 Dec. 2024
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In Watertown, New York, which has been similarly snowed under in recent days, the outlook was a bit better − up to 10 inches of additional snow were in the forecast.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
4 Dec. 2024
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The Palestinians who lived there had no homes because their homes were bombed (that is another story for another time).—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2025
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But the most dangerous favor, by far, would be U.S. assistance in bombing Iranian nuclear sites — or even threatening to do so in a new campaign of diplomatic coercion.—
Rosemary Kelanic,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2025
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Even stripped of defenses, facilities buried deep underground will be hard to destroy.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Archaeologists just found it In Denmark, archaeologists unearthed a 1,500-year-old collection of weapons and Roman equipment buried by an ancient chief.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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Cookie whipped them and forced them to walk on burning pavement.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Pitchers and catchers report to the Padres’ spring training complex on Wednesday, leaving the team six weeks to whip the roster in shape for opening day.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Everyone was being so cautious (when the album debuted at No. 1), and there was really no party to throw.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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Katharina told the outlet that her family used to throw parties here in the summer for friends and that one of her six sons actually held his 150-person wedding on the grounds.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Chiefs, who have mastered the art of everything from the improbable comeback win to defying the odds and the injuries that seem insurmountable en route to a third straight Super Bowl, might have unlocked the cheat code on stopping the tush push.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Lizzie Hider, whose company Communicate Well provides language teachers for 15 of the 20 Premier League clubs, still marvels at Cesc Fabregas’s approach to mastering English at Arsenal.—
Stuart James,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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The serum evens and firms skin to smooth wrinkles and roughness, leaving it with a gorgeous glow.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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For anyone under the impression that dogs are being skinned, perish the thought.—
Rosalie R. Radomsky,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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